Museum of Korean History to Present Special Exhibition on ‘Pandemic’ Until January 31, Next Year
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An exhibition looking back on the history of infectious diseases that threatened mankind, such as the Black Death, cholera, Spanish flu, and Corona 19, is being held at the Museum of Korean History.
The Museum of Korean History, a special exhibition to commemorate the 10th anniversary of its opening, will be exhibiting in the special exhibition room until January 31 next year.
The exhibition deals with the global pandemic of infectious diseases, that is, ‘pandemic’, from a world-historical perspective. The story of the major infectious diseases that mankind has experienced, including COVID-19, is unraveled with a total of 150 pieces of data, including photos, records, and video content.
In the first part of the exhibition, ‘Prosperity and Disease brought by Exchange,’ shows how endemic diseases spread to other continents along international trade networks with the development of transportation methods since modern times, and how they spread around the world.
Part 2, ‘The Return of the Infectious Diseases’ deals with infectious diseases that appear one following another despite advances in medicine. You can see cases of zoonotic diseases such as bird flu and Nipah virus infection along with animations ‘Child and Sick Chicken’ and ‘Homeless Bat’.
The third part, ‘Reconnect,’ shows the vulnerability of our society revealed in the corona pandemic, such as border closures, regional blockades, unequal supply of vaccines, and discrimination once morest infected people, through newspaper articles and pieces of Styrofoam.
